World Politics

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns Beijing against militarising the South China Sea following reports that China has installed missile systems in the hotly disputed Spratly Islands for the first time.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders argues with journalists, standing by the statement that Donald Trump did not know that Mr Cohen was being reimbursed for the 'hush money' payed out to Stormy Daniels.Ms. Huckabee Sanders defends the dismissal of hush money claims in past briefings, saying she only recently found out about the transaction.

China's "Helmsman" President Xi Jinping wants the 1.4 billion people he leads to enthusiastically embrace the teachings of German philosopher Karl Marx, as part of a broader revival of the Communist Party.

'Swagger' is both a commandment and an aspiration of America's 70th Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, for the more than 60,000 diplomats and civil servants he now leads, writes Greg Jennett in Washington.

Emmanuel Macron became just the second French president to visit Australia. He asserted France's commitment to the Pacific, built in part on a dramatic, upgraded defence and security alliance with Australia.

A letter from Donald Trump's New York physician released by his campaign in 2015 declaring he would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency" was composed by the candidate himself, the doctor says.

An Australian who was awarded $344,000 for wrongful dismissal told the Cambodian newspaper he worked for that he had a "major backer" who would "help me win" the case, according to an email obtained by the ABC.

The world's nuclear watchdog effectively rejects Israel's claims Iran lied about its nuclear activities, referencing a report showing, "no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009".